This is ridicoulus. We are spending 12 billion dollars for Iraq per MONTH and Obama wants to shut down US Space Program to save 8 billion dollar total cost for the new spacecraft that would fly yeeeears to come. Most of the science and technology that we have today come from space program. What an uneducated candidate.

replacement for the space shuttle that will not only fly to low Earth orbit, but also beyond to the Moon and Mars. He is doing this "for the children" as a means to pay for an education initiative. Whenever a politician wants to do something "for the children", it's time to watch out.

According to a story on the MSNBC website, "Though Obama called for a renewed investment in math and science education, his plan would actually pull money from the federal government's greatest investments and achievements in math and science. Obama would delay funding for the NASA Con